Washington -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- No decision has been made on whether to change the current plan to hold the September 11 terrorist attack trial in a civilian court in lower Manhattan , White House officials said Sunday .

Last week , New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and other politicians expressed concern over the costs and disruption of holding the trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four accomplices at a New York City courthouse .

David Axelrod , the senior adviser to President Obama , and White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said Sunday that Obama believes the trial should take place in a criminal court instead of before a military commission , as permitted for some terrorism suspects .

However , Axelrod and Gibbs acknowledged that Obama and the Justice Department were considering moving the trial from New York City .

`` We 've made no decisions on that yet , '' Axelrod said on the NBC program `` Meet the Press . '' Gibbs , speaking on CNN 's `` State of the Union , '' also said the location of the trial was under discussion , but he expressed certainty that Mohammed , the alleged mastermind of the September 11 , 2001 , attacks , `` is going to meet justice and he 's going to meet his maker . ''

Gibbs and Axelrod criticized Republican opposition to the plan to hold the trial in a criminal court , saying no one complained when the previous administration of Republican President George W. Bush put terrorism suspects such as `` shoe bomber '' Richard Reid on trial in U.S. criminal courts .

`` Now we have a Democratic president and suddenly we hear these protests , '' Axelrod said . `` What has changed between now and then that would cause people to reverse positions ? ''

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell , R-Kentucky , told the CNN program that the Bush administration was wrong to hold terrorism trials on U.S. soil . Instead , trials for dangerous terrorism suspects should be held by military commissions at the Guantanamo Bay , Cuba , detention facility where they currently are held , McConnell said .

Obama intends to shut down the Guantanamo facility by transferring the roughly 200 suspects to the United States to stand trial or face indefinite detention , or to third countries . McConnell said Sunday he would fight that plan by trying to withhold federal spending for it .

'' ' I think that will be done on a bipartisan basis , '' McConnell said of congressional opposition , adding that `` whatever domestic support they had for this is totally collapsing . ''

White House officials say the decision about any possible alternate sites to try Mohammed and the others will come from the Justice Department .

New York police estimated that the cost to the city would be more than $ 200 million per year in what could be a multi-year trial and that more than 2,000 checkpoints would need to be installed around Lower Manhattan . Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said additional protection would have to be deployed for the city , not just `` the core area of Manhattan . ''

Bloomberg initially supported the move , saying `` it is fitting that 9/11 suspects face justice near the World Trade Center site where so many New Yorkers were murdered . ''

However , Bloomberg used different rhetoric last week when asked about a community agency 's proposals to relocate the trial , saying he would prefer the trial be held elsewhere , perhaps at a military base where it would be easier and cheaper to provide security .

`` It 's going to cost an awful lot of money and disturb a lot of people , '' Bloomberg said .

On Thursday , several New York Democratic politicians urged the Obama administration to thoroughly re-examine locating the trial in downtown Manhattan .

Julie Menin , chairwoman of a city community advisory agency , proposed four alternative locations for the trial within the Southern District of New York : Governors Island , Stewart Air National Guard Base in Newburgh , the U.S. Military Academy at West Point , and the Bureau of Prisons jail complex at FCI Otisville . The latter three are in Orange County , New York , less than an hour from New York City , county executive Edward Diana told CNN .

Diana thinks the trials should not be held anywhere in New York , and definitely not in Orange County , which lost 44 residents in the terror attacks , he said .

`` I 've contacted my legal department and I 'll tell you I 'll do whatever it takes to stop those trials from coming here , even if it means closing down our roads , '' Diana said . `` I 'll sue the federal government if need be . ''

Diana said he 'd be worried about the safety of Orange County residents if the trial comes there . Diana , who shot down an offer from Newburgh to host the proceedings in their new courthouse , said the suspects should not be tried in civilian courts .

But Newburgh Mayor Nick Valentine said the boost in media presence and police funding during the trial would help his `` very poor , very urban '' city . Newburgh 's new $ 22 million courthouse is safe and has `` every security you could want , '' Valentine said .

An alternate proposal at the West Point location has not been fully reviewed . A West Point spokesman said no one has officially requested a review of demands for such a trial , which would require in-depth study of legal and security concerns .

U.S. Attorney 's Office spokesman Dean Boyd said the Justice Department `` can safely prosecute this case in the Southern District of New York while minimizing disruptions to the community to the greatest extent possible , consistent with security needs . ''

New York Gov. David Paterson will meet with the U.S. Marshal Service on Monday to discuss possible 9/11 trial locations in the state , Paterson spokeswoman Marissa Shorenstein told CNN .

CNN 's Susan Candiotti and Ross Levitt contributed to this report .

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NEW : Orange County , New York , leader : Do n't move trial here

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Officials : President , Justice Department considering moving 9/11 trial from New York City

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New York mayor concerned about costs and disruption of holding the trial in city

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New York police : Cost to the city would be more than $ 200 million per year